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Electricity Free, wind powered Air Conditioning system from an old fridge

Has anyone ever thought of connecting a compressor from a refrigerator to a wind turbine and making an electricity free AC system for their house? It could be made from all free parts - turbine from barrel (vawt), dead fridge, etc.
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Linux- in the book The Mosquito Coast, a crazy inventor (played by Harrison Ford in the film :P) invents an electricity-free fridge that runs on heat (ie uses a heat engine to run a compressor). I see no reason why this is impossible- I'd love to see the delicious irony and ultimate "green" achievement of a solar powered AC that doesn't use PV panels. Think like your idea, but powered with a Minto Wheel or something similar.

> electricity-free fridge that runs on heat (ie uses a heat engine to run a compressor). I see no reason why this is impossible. Not only is it not impossible, gas-fired absorption A/C has been around for a while. My parents had an ArkLa-Servel unit at their house.

I think the total output would be too low. A passive heating/cooling system may be a more viable solution... I'm not using AC this year - temp stays below 80, many days so far have been near 100. Still testing, but seems fine so far.